Efficacy is the ability to perform a task to a satisfactory or expected degree. The word comes from the same roots as effectiveness, and it has often been used synonymously, although in pharmacology a distinction is now often made between efficacy and effectiveness.
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It is catalogued under topics including Medical terminology, Medicine articles needing expert attention and Pharmacodynamics.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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- efficiency
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C88183
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Article · 日本語
効能（こうのう）は、ある物質の作用によって得られる効果のことである。医薬品のように服用や塗布によってその効果を得るもの、温泉のように入浴や飲泉によって効果を得る場合などがある。医薬品の効き目を有効性（ゆうこうせい）とも言う。
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